.. _interface: .. toctree:: Creating an Interface ====================== Skills to be Learned -------------------- #. Create a veth interface in Linux host #. Assign an IP address to one end of the veth interface in the Linux host #. Create a vpp host-interface that connected to one end of a veth interface via AF_PACKET #. Add an ip address to a vpp interface VPP commands learned in this exercise -------------------------------------- #. `create host-interface `_ #. `set int state `_ #. `set int ip address `_ #. `show hardware `_ #. `show int `_ #. `show int addr `_ #. `trace add `_ #. `clear trace `_ #. `ping `_ #. `show ip neighbors `_ #. `show ip fib `_ Topology --------- .. figure:: /_images/Create_Interface_Topology.jpg :alt: Figure: Create Interface Topology Figure: Create Interface Topology Initial State -------------- The initial state here is presumed to be the final state from the previous sections of the tutorial. Create veth interfaces on host ------------------------------- In Linux, there is a type of interface call 'veth'. Think of a 'veth' interface as being an interface that has two ends to it (rather than one). Create a veth interface with one end named **vpp1out** and the other named **vpp1host** .. code-block:: console $ sudo ip link add name vpp1out type veth peer name vpp1host Turn up both ends: .. code-block:: console $ sudo ip link set dev vpp1out up $ sudo ip link set dev vpp1host up Assign an IP address --------------------- .. code-block:: console $ sudo ip addr add 10.10.1.1/24 dev vpp1host Display the result: .. code-block:: console $ ip addr show vpp1host 5: vpp1host@vpp1out: mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default qlen 1000 link/ether e2:0f:1e:59:ec:f7 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 10.10.1.1/24 scope global vpp1host valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever inet6 fe80::e00f:1eff:fe59:ecf7/64 scope link valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever Create vpp host-interface -------------------------- Make sure VPP is running, if not start it. .. code-block:: console $ ps -eaf | grep vpp vagrant 2141 903 0 05:28 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto vpp # vpp is not running, so start it $ sudo /usr/bin/vpp -c startup1.conf These commands are run from the vpp shell. Enter the VPP shell with the following command: .. code-block:: console $ sudo vppctl -s /run/vpp/cli-vpp1.sock _______ _ _ _____ ___ __/ __/ _ \ (_)__ | | / / _ \/ _ \ _/ _// // / / / _ \ | |/ / ___/ ___/ /_/ /____(_)_/\___/ |___/_/ /_/ vpp# Create a host interface attached to **vpp1out**. .. code-block:: console vpp# create host-interface name vpp1out host-vpp1out Confirm the interface: .. code-block:: console vpp# show hardware Name Idx Link Hardware host-vpp1out 1 up host-vpp1out Ethernet address 02:fe:d9:75:d5:b4 Linux PACKET socket interface local0 0 down local0 local Turn up the interface: .. code-block:: console vpp# set int state host-vpp1out up Confirm the interface is up: .. code-block:: console vpp# show int Name Idx State MTU (L3/IP4/IP6/MPLS) Counter Count host-vpp1out 1 up 9000/0/0/0 local0 0 down 0/0/0/0 Assign ip address 10.10.1.2/24 .. code-block:: console vpp# set int ip address host-vpp1out 10.10.1.2/24 Confirm the ip address is assigned: .. code-block:: console vpp# show int addr host-vpp1out (up): L3 10.10.1.2/24 local0 (dn):